How to say Hello in Korean - Memrise

Interestingly, the standard/polite word for hello: 안녕하세요 (annyeong haseyo) can be used to mean good afternoon or good evening. Add a slight ... Selectpagelanguage Login Login Downloadtheapp HowtosayHelloinKorean MastertheartofKoreangreetings!DiscoverdifferentwaystosayhelloinKoreantostartconversationsandmakefriendsinnotime. June042021 Korean ThefeelingofusinganewlanguagetointeractwithrealpeopleisanINCREDIBLEfeeling.Oneoflife’sbest.Toexperienceit?YouneedtoknowhowtostartconversationsinKorean.   Listencarefully:becausetherearelevelsofformalitytoKoreanspeech.Rangingfromcasual–polite/standard–formal.Koreanlocalsaresuperforgivingtoanyforeignersonthis.   Buttobeextrasafeandavoidanypotentialdiscontent–payattentiontothepoliteversionsofwordsandphraseswhenyoustartlearningKorean.   BeforedeclaringanyKoreangreeting(인사:insa)–takeaminutetosumupthesituationanddecide.   Forreference:these3factorsinfluencewhatformalitylevelofspeechyoushoulduse. Howwellyouknowtheperson. Theirsocialstatus(Teacher?Boss?) Theirage.   Oh,andnoshoutingoraggressivephysicalcontact(hugs,kisses,backpats,etc).Okay?You’vegotthis!     Howtosayhelloandgreetindifferentsituations Firstthing’sfirst.AslightbowisagreatwaytosayhelloinSouthKorea.   Thegreetingbow:     Howtosayhelloinbusiness: Inadditiontoabow,colleaguesusuallyshakehandswitheachotherusingtwohandstoshowrespect.       WhygreetingsomeoneappropriatelyinSouthKoreaisimportant:   TheKoreanWave(한류)referstheglobalobsessionwithSouthKorea’spopularculture.Morethanthis:thefood,technology,business,geography,andpeopleareattractinghugenumberstolearnKorean.   Thepointis:learningKoreanisseriouslycool.AndtobeabletoshowoffyourawesomeKoreanlanguageskills,you’llneedtostartconversationstherightway!Headsup.Beforelearninganyothers:werecommendyoufocusonthe‘polite’versionsofthesesayings.   Here’showtosayhelloinKoreanindifferentsituations:   HowtosayHelloinKorean 안녕하세요(Annyeonghaseyo)=hello(polite,safeversion)         Getthisonememorised.It’sthemostusedwayofsayinghello!   안녕하십니까(annyeonghasimnikka)=hello(formal) YoumayseeitonthenewsinKorea;andit’susedtogreetsomeoneunfamiliar,orofhighsocialstandingorageforthefirsttime.   Hello(onthetelephone)=여보세요(yeoboseyo) Onlyusethisonthetelephone!Sayingitinreallifewillonlycauseconfusion.   HowtosayhiinKorean:   안녕(annyeong)=hi/hey/hello(casual,informal) Anintimategreetingforclosefriends!Onlyspokentopeoplethesameageoryoungerthanyou.Note:Thisismainlyforayoungergeneration(localsover40wouldrarelyuse안녕).   FunwayshowtosayheyinKorean: 야(Ya!)=hey!(casual) 잘지냈어?(Jaljinaesseo?) =what’sup(casual) 오랜만이에요(Oraenmanieyo)=longtimenosee(casual,polite)   Top5Koreanconversationflowers Whenspeakinginanotherlanguage…sometimesyouneedtobideyourtime.Enjoyamomenttodigesttheconversationorthinkofagreatwordorphrase!Whichiswhyashortconversationfillercanbeperfectforkeepingtheconversationgoing. GetexcitedaboutconnectingwithKoreans!Herearesomeofourfavourites:   진짜요? = Really?Seriously? -그래요?=Isthatso? 그렇군요=Isee/Iunderstand 맞아요=Right/Iagreewithyou/That'strue. 좋겠어요=Thatmustbenice!   Okay.You’resmashingthis.SparkingupgreatconversationsinKoreanusingusefulwordsandphrasesasyougo.Congratulations!   Nowit’stimeforafewmoreessentials…   HowtosaywelcomeinKorean:   어서오세요eoseooseyo=welcome(polite) Usethistomean‘pleasecomein’withpeopleolderthanyou,peopleyoudon’tknowtoowell,andpeoplewhohavehigherstatusthanyou(e.g.yourboss).   환영합니다(hwanyeonghamnida)=welcome(formal) Seenonhotelreceptiondesks,banners,orbusinesscards.   어서와(eoseowa)=welcome(informal) Usethiswithclosefriendsandpeopleyoungerthanyou.   Howtosay'howareyou?'inKorean:   잘지냈어요?(jaljinaesseoyo)=howareyou?(polite)   잘지냈어?(jaljinaesseo)=howareyou?(casual,closefriends)   Somevariations: 잘있었어요?(jalisseosseoyo)=translatesto‘haveyoubeenwell?’(polite) 네.잘지냈어요?(Ne.Jaljinaesseoyo?) =I’mgood/well.Howareyou? 밥먹었어요?(bapmeogeosseoyo)=haveyoueaten?   That’sright…Koreanlocalsliketocheckifthepersontheyarespeakingtohaseaten!Koreanfoodisahugepartofthesocialculture.   Whynotgrabsomechimaek치맥(friedchickenandbeer)withyournewfriend?     HowtosaynicetomeetyouinKorean:   만나서반가워요(mannaseobangawoyo)=nicetomeetyou(polite)       만나서반갑습니다(mannaseobangapseumnida)=nicetomeetyou(formal) 만나서반가워(mannaseobangawo)=nicetomeetyou(casual)   HowtosaygoodmorninginKorean: 좋은아침이에요(joeunachimieyo)=(itisa)goodmorning   Howtosaygoodafternoon+howtosaygoodeveninginKorean: Interestingly,thestandard/politewordforhello:안녕하세요(annyeonghaseyo)canbeusedtomeangoodafternoonorgoodevening.Addaslightbowtobepoliteorexpressthanks,forexampleafterleavingameal.   HowtosaygoodbyeinKorean:   Listenup.Here’showtosaybyeinKoreanintwodifferentcircumstances. 안녕히계세요(annyeonghigyeseyo)=sayingtosomeonewhoisstaying 안녕히가세요(annyeonghigaseyo)=sayingtosomeonewhoisleaving   Howtosay'haveaniceday'inKorean 좋은하루되세요(joeunharudoeseyo)=haveaniceday!(polite) 좋은하루보내십시오(joeunharubonaesipsio)=haveaniceday!(formal) 좋은하루보내(joeunharubonae)=haveaniceday!(casual) 잘가(jalga)=bye!(casual)   HowtosaygoodnightinKorean: 안녕히주무세요(annyeonghijumuseyo)=goodnight/sleepwell(polite) 잘자요(jaljayo)=goodnight(standard/polite) 잘자(jalja)=goodnight(casual)   Thisblogmaybeover.ButyourjourneytospeakingKoreanhasonlyjustbegun...   YounowknowhowtosayhelloandgoodbyeinKorean,andmorespeakingessentials.Learnwhatyou’llusetounderstandandcommunicatewithREALKoreanlocalsviaourapp.Youknowwhattodo… StartlearningKoreannow  Followusforevenmorelanguagerelatedfun 800kfollowers Downloadafreeworksheet DownloadthisfreeworksheetwithallthephrasesyouneedtotalkaboutworkinSpanish,French,German,Japanese,andKorean.You'llalsogetregularupdatesfromusonthelatestlanguagelearningtips.   TheMemriseWay Immersionlanguagelearning:Thebestwaytolearnanewlanguage 24/09/2021 0MinRead WhatlanguageshouldIlearn? 26/05/2021 0MinRead HardestLanguagestoLearn:Mind-BogglingLanguagesmadeeasy 14/05/2021 0MinRead LearnmoreaboutMemrise x Enternow